Blog/Glove Knowledgebase — Safety Work Gloves

If you work in an industry where you regularly handle hot tools or equipment, it can be difficult to determine what the proper protection is for your circumstance. There are many factors that go into deciding whether a glove will offer adequate protection against heat including: glove coating material and thickness, the blend of the yarn, glove thickness, as well as the temperature you’ll be dealing with. When considering the actual risk of burns to your skin based off of handling hot equipment, there are three factors to consider: heat type, temperature, and length of exposure. Generally speaking, when selecting a...

When it comes to keeping your hands safe from hazards in the workplace, our go-to suggestion is for you to use cut resistant gloves. These types of gloves are specifically designed to protect you from potential injuries that can be caused by sharp tools and materials. It is important to understand the basics of cut resistant gloves so that you can select the appropriate glove material and protection level for your circumstance. The most common places you’ll use cut resistant gloves are in construction and mechanic professions and in many industrial fields. You’ll see that cut resistant gloves are often constructed...

When purchasing work gloves, it is vital to pay attention to the characteristics and qualities of the listed glove. It can be easy for manufacturers to “oversell” what their gloves can actually do and so you need to have a good handle on what type of protection you actually need, and line those needs up with the protections the gloves offer. One important feature to pay attention to when it comes to finding quality gloves for your task, is the glove coating. There are several common types of glove coatings that we’re going to highlight this week. Latex: This is a natural...

Using the right pair of safety gloves while working is a foundational thing. Generally speaking, the answer to our question this week is that safety gloves…keep you safe. But we’ll dive a little deeper into the specifics things safety gloves have the capacity to protect you from. There are a wide variety of safety gloves out there, and it is important to match the appropriate type of safety glove with the task you’re performing, so that you can make sure you’re protecting yourself adequately. ChemicalsOne key category that safety gloves can protect you from are chemicals, as well as biohazards. Using chemicals...

When it comes to implementing a culture of safety, particularly hand safety, in the workplace it can be difficult at times. One of the main obstacles employers face is employee compliance. We’ve gathered some helpful ideas to combat that obstacle, and others, as you work to increase hand safety in your workplace.  Use the Necessary Equipment: Make sure that you are providing gloves that are “just right” in the amount of protection they’re offering. Gloves with too much protection for the task at hand can be more bulky and less comfortable, causing employees to neglect wearing them. Run a Trial: If...